Senior Systems Engineer (Windows)

About Aspira

For more than 40 years, Aspira has been the market-leading provider of software and services that help public agencies protect natural and cultural resources while making them accessible for all. Our platform supports everything from campground reservations to hunting licenses, helping millions of people discover, enjoy, and care for the outdoors.

We share our client partners’ mission: to steward resources for future generations, create opportunities for genuine enjoyment of the outdoors today, and expand access so more people can experience its benefits.

Aspira is transforming its technology and service model to give agencies more capacity and insight—streamlined tools, smarter automation, and better connections with their communities. Our goal is simple: make it easier for our clients to conserve what matters most and for their customers to enjoy it to the fullest.

The Ideal Candidate

This role offers a senior engineer true ownership of a mission-critical hybrid Windows and AWS infrastructure in a security-focused, compliance-driven environment. It provides hands-on cloud exposure, automation responsibility, and cross-functional visibility that significantly expands long-term career value. This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional server administration into modern infrastructure engineering.

Ideally, this candidate will be located in Dallas, TX with the ability to come into the office 2-3 days per week. Remote candidates within the state of Texas may be considered.

This role does not offer employment visa sponsorship now or in the future and all candidates must be able to work without sponsorship now or in the future. (e.g. H1B, OPT, certain EAD's)

Key Responsibilities

The position is essential to maintaining operational continuity across our Microsoft infrastructure, which currently includes over 100 Windows Servers supporting mission-critical applications across both on-premises and AWS environments. The Windows server estate underpins core business systems, customer-facing applications, identity services (Active Directory / Hybrid Entra ID), IIS web infrastructure, RDS environments, and compliance-controlled workloads.

Qualifications

Deep hands-on Windows Server administration (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP)
Strong troubleshooting of Windows infrastructure and production incidents
PowerShell scripting for automation and system management
Patch management and vulnerability remediation experience
Experience operating systems in a hybrid environment (on-prem + AWS)
Identity services administration (Hybrid Entra ID / Azure AD Connect)
IIS administration and Windows-based application support
Backup, restore, and recovery operations
Security hardening and baseline configuration (CIS or similar)
Ability to document and follow operational procedures
Automation
Infrastructure as Code

Desired Hardware and Software Competencies

Strong Windows Server administration (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP)
Experience supporting hybrid environments (on-prem + AWS)
PowerShell scripting and automation
Patch management, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening
IIS and Remote Desktop Services administration • Identity services (Hybrid Entra ID / Azure AD Connect, certificates, LDAP)
Backup and recovery (AWS Backup, Windows-based solutions)
Familiarity with security and compliance controls (SOC 2, PCI, vulnerability scanning)
Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
Basic Linux administration knowledge
Continuous improvement and automation mindset

Soft Skills / Competencies

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Clear written and verbal communication
Strong documentation and process discipline
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Ownership mindset for system reliability and security
Comfortable working cross-functionally with Security, Cloud, Network, and Application teams
Calm and methodical during production incidents

Desired Education and Experience

5-9 years of extensive windows systems engineer
Bachelor's degree strongly preferred